Sunshade.



No. 739,446. 'PATENTED SEPT. z2, .1903.

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UNITED STATES latented vSeptember 22, 1903;. PATENT OEEIc-E.

EDWARD REGEaAoE HUToHINsoN, KANSAS. i

SU NSHADE.

sPEcIFI'oATIoN forming part of Letters Patent No.- 739,446, datedSeptember 22, 1903.

` 'Application led April 15, i903. Serial No; 1521757. (No modali) i T0all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, EDWARD REGER', a citiL zen of the United States,residing at Hutchinson, in the county of Reno and State of Kansas, haveinvented a new and useful Sunshade, of which the following is aspecification.

The object of the present invention is to provide an improved sunshadefor use vin connection with plows' and various kinds of agriculturalmachinery and for use' on wagons and other vehicles in which animalpower is employed, with a'view of protecting both the driver and thedraft-animal.

A further object of the'invention ,is to pro--V vide a sunshade whichmaybe readily opened and closed by the driver, and when in closedlposition being out of the way,'th'e flexible covering being carried byahorizontally-disposed Y supporting-frame arranged above the head of thedriver. i

A still further object of the invention is to provide a sunshade for thedraft-animals in which the shade is so mounted as to turnas the animalsturn and which will at all times remain over the animals and protectthem n Y f ed position, a screw 14 passing through a from the rays ofthe sun.

With these and other objects in viewv the invention consists in thenovel Yconstruction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described,illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed outin the appended claims, it being understood i that -various changes inthe form,fproportions,` size, and minor details of the'structure maybemade without departing-from the spirit or sacriic vention andshowing'the'same as attached to the front end of a wagon orother'vehicle. Fig. 2 is a plan view ofa portion ofthe shade, theflexible covering being removedin order to more clearly illustrate theconstruction of the frame. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of one ofthe frames in closed position. Fig. 4 is a similar View of the means forconnecting the lower portion of the animal-shade support to the wagon ormachine. Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional elevation of a portion of the'Structure on the line 5 5' of Fig. 2.

Similar numerals of reference are employed to indicate correspondingparts .throughout the several figures of the drawingsl The device isintended for application to 'any kind of machines orvehicles to which'draft-animals are employed for motive power, and in the drawings 1indicates a portion of the front of a wagon'having a suitable tongue 2,these portions being designated in the claims as the stationary andmovable members, respectively, in order that the claims may be readtoinclude the relatively stationary frame'an'd tongue or othermovablemember forming a part of an agricultural or other machine.

5 designates a suitable-base-plate, having a centrally-disposed threadedopening for the reception of thethreaded lower end of a hollow standard6, the threaded connection permitting vertical adjustment of thestandard with respect to the base'.

The standard 6is`hol1ow and receives a vertically-disposed'rod 12, onwhich is an adj ustable collar 13, resting on the enlarged head of thestandard 6 and serving as a support for maintaining the rod in itsadjustthreaded opening in the collar and bearing against the surface ofthe rod in order topermit vertical adjustment of the latter. Theenlarged head ofthe standard 6 is also provided with a set-screw l5,which may be `,forced into engagement with the rod to lock the same fromrotative `movement should it be desired to temporarily disengage thesupporting-rod from its locking means and hold the same in stationaryposition. To the upper end ,of therod l2 is secured' a block 20, havinga pair of oppositely-disposed lugs 2l,

on which are pivoted the bifurcated inner' ends of spreaderarms 22,andthe rear faces of the lugs, as well as the corresponding faces ofthearms 22, are curved to." permit folding movement of the arms, whilecontact of the end portions serves to limit outward'movement and preventany forward movement of the two arms beyond a straight line. Thisconstruction is clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

Projecting from the forward face of the block 2O isahoriZontally-disposed rod 25, carrying at its outer end a block 26,provided withlugs27, to which are pivoted the bifurvICO cated inner endsof a pair of arms 2S, the construction of the arms and lugs beingsimilar to that of the arms and lugs at the inner end of the structure.ln order to properly support the outer block 2G, a tension-rod 30 isconnected at one end to said block and extends through an opening in theupper end oi' a standard 3l, secured 'to the head-block 20, and thencepasses to a'securing device 32 at the rear face of said block. This rodacts as atruss in order to strengthen the structure. The outer ends ofcorresponding arms 22 and 2S are pivotally connected to links 35, sothat both sets of arms are compelled to move simultaneously to open andclosed positions.

On the rod 25 is mounted a sliding block or cross-head 3G, connectedby apair of links 237 to an intermediate portion of' the Outer arms 28, andto this block 36 is connected the outer end of an operating-bar 38, therear end of which passes through a guide 39, carried by the block 20,and terminates in a handle for convenience of the operator. The lowerend of the rod 38 is provided with two notches 40, which may engage thelower portion of the guide in order to lock the frame in either open orclosed positions, the bar 37 falling by gravity when the notches are invertical alinement with the guard until said notches are properlyengaged in the guide and the frame locked in the desired position.

i The frame carries a flexible covering 42, preferably of rectangularform to correspond to the shape of' the frame when extended, and saidcovering is connected at its fourcorners to the outer ends of theseveral arms. Then it is desired to extend the cover, the bar 37 ispushed in a forward direction, causing the arms to spread and stretchthe flexible covering to its fullest extent, and the rear of the notches40 then drops into engagement with the guiding device and holds thesunshade in extended position. The frame may be collapsed by a pullingstrain on the bar 37, then contracting the arms, the flexible coveringfolding toward the central bar 25.

The lower end of the rod 12 is extended through the bottom of the wagon,and secured thereto is a transversely-disposed lever 50, the oppositeends of which are connected by rods 5l to a pair of lugs -52 carried, bythe sand-board of the vehicle, the arrangement being such that as thedraf't animal or animals turn the sunshade will also turn and willalways be in a position to protect the animals from the rays of the sun.The enlarged head of the standard G, at the upper end of the same, isprovided with a verticallydisposed opening for the reception of a rod60, and in this enlarged head is a threaded opening to receive aclamping or set screw Gi, which may engage the rod GO and hold thelatter in any position of vertical adjustment. To the upper end of therod 60 is secured a block 62,11aving` a forwardly-extended portionprovided with an opening for the passage of the red 12, the two rods l2and 60 being thus ,part of the front frame.

connected together for mutual support. To the block 62 is arearwardly-extending rod (53, having at its outer head a block 64, andboth of the blocks G2 and (il are provided with laterally-extendinglinks (i5, to which are pivoted the bifurcated inner ends of arms Gti ofa construction similar to those forming a The arms (i2 and (i-lf areconnected together in pairs by parallel rods G7, and to the outer endsof the rods are secured the corners of a iiexible shield or cover (5S,which may be opened or closed in the same manner as the front shade, andsaid shades may be opened and closed independently of each other. The.rearwardly-extending rod is provided with a block or crosshead 70,connected by links 71 to forward arms 62, and to said block TO ispivotally connected an operating-lever 73, adapted to a guide 74,depending from the rear block, said operating-lever terminating in asuitable handle 7 (i and being provided with notches or depressions forengaging the guide or the head-block', so that the frame may be readilylocked in either open or closed positions.

The sunshade may be attached to vehicles or machines of any description,and as the operating-handles are within convenient reach of the driverthe shades may be opened or closed as circumstances may require, thedriver being protected from the rays of the sun, while the front shade,following' the course of the animals, is always in position to protectthe latter.

The construction and arrangement of the bar 12 may be modified in anysuitable manner in accordance with the character of the machine to whichit iste be connected and in some cases may be provided with a forwardlyor rearwardly extending portion for connection with the tongue or othermovable member of said vehicle or machine.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. Ananimal-shade for application to a vehicle having a front axle andadapted to project forward from the front of the vehicle to affordprotection to the draft-animals,a shadesupporting rod, and means forconnecting said rod to the axle to thereby turn the shade in aceordan cewith the movements of the animal and in advance oi' the turning movementof the vehicle proper.

2. An animal-shade for application to a vehicle having a front axleturning with the draft-animals in advance of the completion of theturning movement of the vehicle proper, said shade extending in front ofthe vehicle to afford protection to the animals, a vertically-disposedrod connected to the rear end ofthe shade and forming the sole supporttherefor, and means for connecting the lower portion of said rod to theaxle.

3. In a device of the class specified, an animal-shade, avertically-disposed rod carrying said shade, means for attaching the rodto a movable member of a vehicle or machine, a

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standard having a vertical bore in which said rod is longitudinallyadjustable, a'collar carried by the rod and resting on the upper end ofsaid standard to permit free rotative movement of the rod and a securingmeans carried by the collar and adapted to engage the rod j and hold thelatter in adjusted position.

4:. The combination with an animal-shade,

:of a vertically-adjustable rod carrying said shade, means for securingthe lower end of the rod to a movable member of a Wagon or,

machine, means for clamping the rod .in vertically-adjusted position,and means for lockof the rod, a collar encircling the rod and bearing onthe upper end of said standard, a setscrew for lookin g the collar toAthe rod, 'anda second set-screw carried by the standard and serving toengage and'lock the rod from rotative movement. v

6. vThe combination in a sunshade, of a hollow standard having alaterally-extended upper portion, a rod vertically adjustable in saidstandard, a second rod parallel with the first and passing through anopening in the ex'- tended portion of the standard, a block se cured tothe upper end ofthe secondrod and having a guiding-opening for thepassage of the iirst rod, and a sunshade supported by each rod. Y

7. The combination in a sunshade, of a hol low standard,avertically-adjustable rod eX tending therefrom, a second rod alsoadapted to a guiding-opening in the standard, ablock secured to thevupper end of the second rod and having a guidingopening for the passageof the irst rod, sunshades supported by the two rods, and means forconnecting the 'irstnamed rod to the movable member of a machine orWagon'to permit turning movement EDWARD REGER.

i Witnesses:

H. O. MILLER, D. R. MAGERS.

